Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Schabert v. United States
Schabert v. United States, 17 L. Ed. 2d 143 (1966)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1966-10-24
- Topic
- general
tribal corporation validly waived sovereign immunity through use of “sue and be sued” clause, though waiver qualified to bar attachment of property | “Indian nations, as an attribute of their quasi-sovereignty, are immune from suit, either in the federal or state courts, without Congressional authorization.” | “The fact that the [ ] Tribe was engaged in an enterprise private or commercial in character, rather than governmental, is not material.” | "The fact that the [] Tribe was engaged in an enterprise private or commercial in character, rather than governmental, is not material." | terminated automobile dealer cannot recover from regional distributor or manufacturer | terminated automobile dealer cannot recover from regional distributor or manufacturer | dealer terminated when it would not become the manufacturer’s partner
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- 59 opinions
C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.